Once a warrior-always a warrior
Subtitle: navigating the transition from combat to home--including combat stress, PTSD, and MTBI
By: Charles W. Hoge
Publisher: GPP Life
Published: 2010
Place of publication: Guilford, Conn
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9780762754427
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Combat stress and post-traumatic stress disorder; title: Combat mild traumatic brain injury; title: Navigating the postwar zone: introduction to landnav; title: Life survival skills improving sleep; title: Skill 1: become more aware of your reactions by writing about; title: Them; title: Skill 2: learn to accept your reactions without judgment or anger; title: Skill 3: improve physical conditioning and relax muscle tension; title: Skill 4: improve sleep; title: Skill 5: learn how alcohol (or drugs) affects your reactions; title: Attend to and modulate your reactions; title: Skill 1: learn to pay attention to your physiological reactions; title: And anxiety level; title: Skill 2: learn to pay attention to your feelings and emotions; title: Skill 3: create space between your reactions and behaviors; title: Skill 4: learn to monitor and eliminate should and related; title: Words or phrases; title: Skill 5: notice your breathing; title: Skill 6: improve your focus and attention through meditation and; title: Mindfulness; title: Narrate your story; title: Deal with stressful situations; title: Skill 1: resiliency inoculation training (facing your fears); title: Skill 2: dealing with the stupid stuff people do; title: Skill 3: dealing with more-serious situations involving people; title: Skill 4: dealing with anger, rage, and related emotions; title: Navigate the mental health care system; title: Road map for getting help; title: Fear of losing control; title: Overcoming stigma; title: Overcoming other barriers and taking the first steps; title: Species of mental health professionals; title: Your first appointment with a mental health professional; title: Advice for mental health professionals (and considerations; title: That warriors generally appreciate); title: Types of treatment offered: the cold, hard facts; title: Disability and treatment; title: Acceptance: living and coping with your emotions; title: Skill 1: understanding the emotions of loss; title: Skill 2: accepting and expressing primary emotions; title: Skill 3: letting go of unanswerable questions; title: Skill 4: coping with grief and survivor's guilt; title: Skill 5: accepting other difficult events that happened in combat; title: Navigation strategies for spouses, partners, and family members; title: The vs vision, voice, village, joie de vivre, victory.